Kinder happenings...

Three year-olds

Australia:
The children have learnt to name different Australian animals. We focused on the book, 'What made Tiddalik laugh,' and the musical story.

We have also learnt songs such as 'Home among the Gumtrees' and 'Koori Dreamtime' with rhythm sticks.

Colours:
The children have been encouraged to learn colour matching and sorting skills through various games.

Father's Day:
We read books about fathers, and the children made cards for their dads.

Four year-olds

The children were interested in snakes and other creep-crawlies after our recent incursion. Recent interest in worms was initiated by our gardening and children discovering how many worms were in the soil. We have brought some inside as part of a discovery table for children to learn about and observe further.

Woodwork has been introduced to the group as an outdoor experience.

3 year-olds outing

Three year-olds: Outing to Chesterfield Farm

This will be a chance for adults and children to visit the farm as part of a group (please note, children must attend with an accompanying parent).
We will meet at the farm at 10:00a.m. and have morning tea together. Our farm tour begins at 10:30 and finishes at 1:30p.m.
Chesterfield Farm

1199-1221 Ferntree Gully Rd, Scoresby
Date: Friday 15th November
Cost: $11 per adult, $11 per child

Fathers' Breakfast

On Sunday 15th September, children have a special opportunity to invite fathers (and grandfathers!) to have breakfast at kinder.
The bbq will be held from 9-11 am. There will be various activities, including a raffle!
Please look for the sign-up sheet on the noticeboard outside the entry, so you can let us know who will be attending and whether you'd like hot breakfast or cold breakfast!

What's been happening at kinder

Four year-olds

The children have been:

• Using yeast to make pizza and bread rolls - observing the yeast and how it 'activates' to make dough rise
• Making cubby houses outside
• Going on 'Bear Hunts'!

Our Reptile Incursion was informative and 'hands on'.

Three year-olds

Some of the children have shown an interest in zoo creatures.
We have explored this topic using:

• literature - 'Dear Zoo'
• music - 'Going to the zoo'
• our Duplo set.

The children enjoyed trying to name and identify different zoo animals from picture discussions.

The children have enjoyed different musical games at mat time - 'The Music Train' has been very popular!

Legend Park Pre-School - Dates for your calendar

Here are some coming dates for your calendar:
Term 3
September
Sunday 8th September: Breakfast with fathers at kinder
**Edit: Please note that this date has altered! The fathers breakfast will be held on Sunday 15th September, 9-11 am.
Term 4
October
Saturday 19th October: Bunnings BBQ
November
Monday 18th November: LPPS AGM
More information about these events to follow...

Hatching Chickens and Ducklings at Kindergarten

The children enjoyed patting the newly hatched chickens at Kindergarten.


We observed the eggs in the incubator and patiently waited for something to happen. This time we had success with our hatching program and the children enjoyed touching the chicks. Tomorrow we will let the duckings have a swim and talk about the differences between the ducklings and chickens.
 We will talk about the ducklings' webbed feet and water-proof feathers.

EYLF Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners. Children express wonder and interest in their environments.

Kathy

YOGA INCURSION for the Four Year Old Group.

On Thursday 6th June, Erin from "School Time Yoga came to kindergarten to do Yoga with the children and staff.  The children participated in two separate groups with the first group doing "Jungle Animal" poses and the second group of children performed more traditional poses. All of the kindergarten children are familiar with a variety of poses chosen as "Yoga" is part of the settling routine at the start of the normal program sessions.  The children listened attentively to Erin and were able to complete the poses done on yoga mats. The mats were arranged in a circle which gave the children adequate space and focus.

Each Yoga session  lasted for forty five minutes and finished with either some deep breathing or gentle massage, with the children taking turns to massage each other's shoulders.

"A Gentle Shoulder massage"

"The Boat"

"Making a Flower".